- Special Weather Statement for Central Yampa River Basin County, Colorado
- Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 4:00AM PDT by NWS
- Effective: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 5 a.m.
- Expires: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 5 p.m.
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER
COLORADO MOUNTAINS. AREAS MOST IMPACTED WILL BE THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THIS INCLUDES VAIL
PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...AND MONARCH PASS. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
LATE THIS MORNING...BEFORE THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT.
THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONGER DURATION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT EXTENDED PERIODS OF
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM THE VALLEY FLOORS NORTH TO AROUND 6000
TO 7000 FEET IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 9000 FEET FOR THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO NEAR THE VALLEY
FLOORS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. ABOVE 8000
FEET...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE
PARK...GORE...ELK HEAD AND FLATTOPS MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BE MOST PERSISTENT.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLDER AND WETTER WEATHER...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
COMMON...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS WHERE OCCASIONAL
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR.
FOR THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...OR TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH
COUNTRY...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH
MID WEEK. GET THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OR SOCIAL MEDIA...OR ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT
